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Abu Dhabi Customs foiled a smuggling attempt of 40 kg of “marijuana” at one of the emirate’s customs outlets. The General Administration of Customs in Abu Dhabi praised the expertise and competence of its inspectors and their vital role in protecting the country from all potential risks that cross-border trade …

An Arab sales manager visited a message spa which was promoted for in social media, but he left with 15% permanent disability as he was assualted by 4 asians including 2 women when he found out that the spa was for prostitution and asked for refund.   According to the …

Zayed Higher Organisation for People of Determination, ZHO, has launched the first phase of the People of Determination Database for the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. The first of its kind in the GCC, the database is characterised by its comprehensive data on every person of determination from birth until death. …

Released figures from Dubai Customs showed that the Passenger Operations Department dealt with 208,812 flights coming to Dubai carrying 45,622,549 items of luggage in 2019. The Department also made 337 customs and 1832 criminal seizures including 1,222 drug seizures last year. “Smooth traffic of passengers and luggage is a priority …

Dubai International, DXB, has retained its position as the world’s number one hub for international passengers for the sixth consecutive year with annual traffic for 2019 reaching 86.4 million – 6 million more than the nearest rival London Heathrow. The year 2019 was also exceptional for DXB in terms of …

ADNOC Logistics & Services will test biofuel as a bunkering fuel for ships, in an effort to comply with the 2020 sulphur cap, the company’s Chief Executive Officer Captain Abdulkareem Al Masabi said. Al Masabi stated that ADNOC has applied the regulations by November 2019 across its entire fleet, which …

President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has conferred the Medal of Independence of the First Order on Abdul Fareed Zakaria, Ambassador of Afghanistan to the UAE, in recognition of his efforts that contributed to promoting the friendly relations and cooperation between the UAE and Afghanistan in all …

The commercial and economic ties between the UAE and Senegal have witnessed recent significant developments, with the value of their trade from 2014 to 2018 amounted to AED9.1 billion, according to statistics from the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Authority, FCSA, and the Ministry of Economy. The official visit of Macky …

H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, approved a decision to waive fees on various government services offered in Dubai, aimed at lowering the cost of living, facilitating the ease of doing business, and supporting investors. The waived …

Sharjah Criminal Court postponed the case of a Gulf man who was accused of threatening his maid with murder through a phone call after the maid beat his 4 years old child, and the defendant also crashed a police patrol who tried to arrest him.